am whipping boy (verb) run the gauntlet: go through an ordeal
Sinonime: abuse, be incompetent, be inefficient, blow, blunder, botch, bungle, confound, err, flub, foul up, fumble, goof, goof up, gum up, harm, maladminister,
mess up, misapply, misconduct, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mismanager, mistreat, misuse, muff, overlook, pervert, prostitute, screw up